Chill Out, Josey! (Josey, Book 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan May Warren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2007

Josey Anderson will be the perfect wife. She and Chase did have the perfect wedding—if you don't count the matron of honor going into labor. Now all she has to do is find a cute Cape-style house, report for the Gull Lake, Minnesota, paper, bake cookies and learn to sew—is that so difficult?

But when Chase lands a new job—in Moscow—Josey's dreams disintegrate. After all, she's been there, done that as a missionary, and a city without year-round hot water, decent takeout or…maternity clothes—that's not perfection! But what's the perfect wife to do?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In her faith-based romantic sequel to Everything’s Coming Up Josey, Warren picks up with Josey Anderson, née Berglund, as a young newlywed. Josey longs to live an ordinary life in her hometown of Gull Lake, Minn., but her husband, Chase, loses his job and accepts a new one in Russia (unbelievably not telling her about the first or asking her about the second). Josey finds herself mostly alone and pregnant in Russia, listening to a friend lecture, "Did it ever occur to you, Josey, that God sent you here not because Chase needs you, but because you need God?" The secrets Josey and Chase keep from one another are appalling, and it’s a stretch to believe Josey keeps her pregnancy under wraps as long as she does. The numerous references to the "Proverbs 31 Woman," even in jest, will fatigue even the most devoted Christian reader. A side theme of adoption and orphanages in Russia is intriguing, and might have merited more page space, and a peanut butter cottage industry provides humorous moments. Readers who like liberal doses of faith in their fiction, newlywed wranglings, and lots of details about clothes (even bad clothes that don’t fit) and food might enjoy Warren’s latest.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373785852
• ISBN-13: 978-0373785858
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #77 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Domestic Life

More About the Author

Growing up in Minneapolis and attending the U of MN, I learned to love city life, although I'm a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I'm an adventurer -- having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia Russia as a missionary for eight years. Probably that's why my characters can't sit still, and seem to get into one scrape after another -- they're too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories, that I hope inspire and entertain!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Life Always Changes, January 21, 2008

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CeeCee "Booksplurge.blogspot.com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chill Out, Josey! (Josey, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Susan May Warren writes a humorous, heartwarming story that almost every woman can relate to with the all-consuming worries and envy over body image, how to handle and live harmoniously with a new husband, while all the time learning to "experience God's love in a new way."

This story was a joy to read. The best part for me was Josie's down-to-earth voice. The author didn't candy coat Josie's feelings to fit into what a "good" Christian is supposed to say or feel rather the reader is privy to Josey true emotions making Josey a fully dimensional character.

Another fascinating aspect of this book is the Russian scenery seen through Josie's eyes. Reading how the country had changed since Josie's first missionary trip was captivating.

I look forward to traveling to Siberia with Josey and her family in the next installment in this series: Get Cozy, Josey.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second book about Josey funny faith-filled trip!, January 21, 2008

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Christina Lockstein "Christy's Book Blog" (Oconto Falls, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chill Out, Josey! (Josey, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Chill Out Josey by Susan May Warren is the sequel to Everything's Coming Up Josey and picks up shortly after Josey's marriage to Chase. Josey is planning her happily ever after to Chase with a cute two story Cape Cod and 2.3 kids with a dog named Boo when Chase drops a bomb on her: he lost his job and has taken one in Russia. She's determined to be the Proverbs 31 wife and so does what she can to be his helpmeet. But God has some surprises in store: Josey's pregnant and Chase wants to do his job on his own, leaving Josey to find her own way in Moscow. I love Josey; she's a funny, brutally honest narrator. Even when she's struggling to make Chase happy, the reader knows the cost on her and her faith. Her confessions of weakness and need to succeed make her easily relatable and a good friend. Most women can relate to her frustration with weight gain during pregnancy and seeing all of Chase's size 2 co-workers. Warren focuses on a single verse again in this book. This time it's Ephesians 3: 18-19 May have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Josey comes to learn just how deep God's love is, and how keeping secrets in a marriage can (almost) destroy it. I love Warren's style of writing. She teaches while entertaining and creates characters that you want to visit again and again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another hit from Susan May Warren, January 20, 2008

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J. Ohlmann (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chill Out, Josey! (Josey, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Susan May Warren has done it again. She's brought Josie back for another tour of duty in Russia! The whole book was a delight-- one I'll be sure to read over and over!